1864 - 1964
When the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859, the problem of reducing the ore from the fabulously rich Virginia City mines had to be solved. Mills were built in Gold Canyon and Six Mile Canyon. In Washoe Valley, at Dayton, and on the Carson River which offered the most abundant source of water for generating power to operate the mills.HM Number | HM119I |
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Marker Number | 1 |
Year Placed | 1964 |
Placed By | Nevada State Historic Preservation Office |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 3:54pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 266252 N 4341051 |
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Decimal Degrees | 39.18730000, -119.70636667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 11.238', W 119° 42.382' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 11' 14.28" N, 119° 42' 22.92" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 775 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 2650-2698 Akron Way, Carson City NV 89701, US |
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